LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday released a statement given to prosecutors in which he asserts he did not commit any crimes when he had sex with a woman in Sweden six years ago.

Mike Pence on Tuesday night delivered the keynote speech at an event for Heritage Foundation donors at Donald Trump's Washington, D.C. hotel, where he touted Trump's victory and listed the incoming administration's top priorities.

"We truly believe that our president-elect has secured a mandate for leadership," Pence said, according to the Washington Post.

Donald Trump on Tuesday night formally announced that he will nominate retired Gen. James Mattis to serve as secretary of defense.

"He is one of the most effective generals and extraordinary leaders of our time, who has committed his life to his love for our country. General Mattis is the living embodiment of the Marine Corps motto, ‘Semper Fidelis,’ always faithful, and the American people are fortunate that a man of his character and integrity will now be the civilian leader atop the Department of Defense," Trump said in a statement. "Under his leadership, we will rebuild our military and alliances, destroy terrorists and face our enemies head on, and make America safe again."

Two major hospital groups released a joint report Tuesday warning that if Republicans repealed the Affordable Care Act without a replacement following the model of their 2015 repeal legislation, it would have a negative financial impact on hospitals amounting to hundreds of billions of dollars over the next 10 years.